It was lucky that the studios were built as spacious ones. The whole family was over at Carly’s to welcome baby Hope that day. “Here she is,” Carly was beside herself with pride. “Look at her chubby little cheeks. Isn’t she wonderful?” “She really is,” Pauline beamed. Yenn was overjoyed. After the gloom of recent... Continue Reading →
Vito hit the Send button with a heavy heart. He wasn’t happy with the email at all. But he’d reread it a dozen times, and still couldn’t come up with a better way of expressing himself. He closed his eyes. It just wasn’t meant to be. Hey Louis, I know what you’re probably thinking, that... Continue Reading →
“Oasis Springs! Give it up for DJ Eillah!” Another day, another festival. In the desert this time around. It wasn’t the first time Hallie had played Oasis Springs. But it was the first time she didn’t really want to be in the DJ booth. In fact, she didn’t want to be in this town at... Continue Reading →
Ralph dashed towards the hospital. There wasn’t a chance in the world that he would miss this. He made his way straight to the reception desk. “I need to see Carlotta Bloomer,” he got straight to the point. “Are you a relative?” The receptionist asked apathetically. Ralph had very little patience for the man. “I’m... Continue Reading →
Carly stepped out of the changing room. Those photo studio lights were really not forgiving… “I don’t know if this is the best idea,” she told Vito again. “I look like a whale.” “Nonsense, you’re glowing,” Vito grinned. “The photos will look awesome, I promise!” “I’m not too sure about that… I’m feeling so uncomfortable…”... Continue Reading →
Pauline and Yenn sat in the garden, trying to not act tense. “It’s probably not a big deal,” Pauline repeated again. “There’s no point in speculating about it,” Yenn smiled. “But whatever it is, it’s nothing we can’t deal with.” Vito finally arrived, bursting through the garden gate. He looked more tense than the two... Continue Reading →
Carly took ages climbing the stairs to the restaurant. She’d like to pretend it was her growing belly that was slowing her down, but the truth was she was trying to put off the talk with her father for as long as she could. She hated disappointing people, and she knew she’d let him down.... Continue Reading →
Hallie rushed through the Windenburg ruins that afternoon. With the flight back to Newcrest leaving early on the following day, so she wanted to make a stop she would never miss when visiting. She practically ran towards the end. She wasn’t sure why. It wasn’t as if they wouldn't wait for her if she hadn’t... Continue Reading →
Hallie stared out of the window at the beautiful city of Windenburg absent-mindedly. It was time to leave. The Harbour Quarter festival had been over for a while. She didn’t mind staying behind for a bit longer to indulge Vito on his little quest – she couldn’t care less about going back to Newcrest. But... Continue Reading →
“Here’s the nectar, gorgeous,” he smiled as he handed her the fresh glad. Seraphina sighed happily. This was going extremely well. His name was Anthony. He was quite the looker, but also smart and successful, with his hot shot Corporate Raider job. And he treated her like a princess. It was hard to believe they’d... Continue Reading →
The Plumbob 